Health Highlights: Nov. 8, 2008
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors ofHealthDay:
Vice President Cheney to Undergo More Tests - But Not for His Heart
Vice President Dick Cheney is heading back to the hospital for more tests, but this time, the problem is located somewhat lower than his heart.
Cheney is scheduled to undergo an examination over the weekend for his arthritic knees, theAssociated Pressreports.
This will include X-rays, which are part of a diagnostic procedure to determine what treatment the Vice president should have, the wire service reports. "He has had long-standing arthritis in his knees and the doctors have been trying to schedule a time to have his knees X-rayed," theA.P.quotes Megan Mitchell, the vice president's spokeswoman, as saying.
Cheney will have the tests at the Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base after he returns from a speaking engagement, and he will go home to St. Michael's Md. after the tests are completed, the wire service reports.
The Vice President, 67, has a long history of heart problems, including 4 heart attacks since he was 37-years-old. He has a special pacemaker implanted in his chest and was treated for an irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, last month. The last time his knees were X-rayed was more than three years ago, theA.P.reports.
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Men Unaffected by Images of Male Models: Study
While ads featuring female models can have a negative effect on how women view themselves, the same isn't true for men who see images of male models, according to new research.
Researchers had male volunteers view male magazine layouts that featured either objectified women, male fashion, or technology and film trivia,United Press Internationalreported.
"Men who viewed the layouts of objectified females reported more body self-consciousness than the other two groups," said Jennifer Aubrey of the University of Missouri. "More surprising was that the male fashion group reported the least amount of body self-consciousness among the three groups."
